Strategic Partnership Project( Key action no 2)“ ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION”( ACEAFNE)
CURRICULUM INTEGRATED ACTIVITY LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL |
Lanchester EP Primary School( England) |
DATE |
Spring Term 1 2016 |
TEACHER |
Sarah Jackson |
CLASS |
Year 3 |
SUBJECT |
Science( Life on Land: 15 ~ Rainforests) |
CURRICULAR COVERAGE |
Science / Geography |
TOPIC OF THE LESSON |
Identifying layers of the rainforest |
TIME |
1 hour( formal lesson) |
OBJECTIVES
� Children to label an image of the rainforest with its different layers( canopy, emergent, floor etc).
TEACHING STRATEGIES � Presentation � Partner talk � Independent work � Video
TEACHING METHOD
� Whole class � Independent task
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION � Run through PPT to show the layers of a rainforest. � What might be found in each layer? Plants? Animals? Discuss in pairs then feedback. � Show video clip at https:// www. youtube. com / watch? v =-Ax6zlSzyNM to exemplify the layers in more detail. � Task: Chn to work independently to label a rainforest image with its layers then to cut and stick images of different animals that can be found at each layer. ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT
� Very good activity which deepened the chn ‟ s understanding of the structure of a rainforest. STUDENTS ‟ IMPACT *
� Chn gained lots of key vocab linked to the topic.
CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE STUDENTS ‟ BEHAVIOUR, INTEREST, ACTIVITY: � Chn were engaged in the topic. � Chn completed task very carefully and enjoyed the activity.
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